NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Adult Health Nurse Practitioner NPI 1518363407 RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC
Verify on CMS → Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Hopkins, Minnesota.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 29,811 in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
697
Medicare Part D claims · 202 beneficiaries · Adult Health Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$39.12
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC filed 697 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Hopkins, Minnesota, prescribing 88% generic.
- 697
- Part D claims, 2024
- 88%
- generic prescribing
- $39.12
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥68th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1518363407), first enumerated 11/05/2014.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 697 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$39.12 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1518363407 · Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1518363407
- ENUM-MID 2014
- TAX-MID 30K Adult Health
- RX-LIGHT 697
- BOOK-LIGHT 556 in Minnesota
- PHOTO-ENUM Margaret Harding · 2014
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
697 ≥ 68th percentile 68% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
697 46% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Minnesota
How Adult Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
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How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1518363407 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/05/2014 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Regents OF The University OF California
San Diego, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$39
Largest payer
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC - brand share 12.0%
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner average
12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 697 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
697
Total Claims
$102K
Total Drug Cost
202
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,598.233
- Total Day Supply
- 45,864
- Brand vs Generic
- 12% brand / 88% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $84K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 73
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.61
- Gender Split
- 11% female / 89% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
257 claims
- Finasteride
Finasteride
106 claims
- Myrbetriq 52
Myrbetriq
52 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er 38
Alfuzosin Hcl Er
38 claims
- Gemtesa 31
Gemtesa
31 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T… 31
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
31 claims
- Estradiol 24
Estradiol
24 claims
- Oxybutynin Chlorid… 23
Oxybutynin Chloride Er
23 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 257 |
| Finasteride | 106 |
| Myrbetriq Mirabegron | 52 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er Alfuzosin Hcl | 38 |
| Gemtesa Vibegron | 31 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 31 |
| Estradiol | 24 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er Oxybutynin Chloride | 23 |
| Tadalafil | 20 |
| Dutasteride | 19 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC fits within the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
29,811
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
55
States with Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1,291
Avg Claims per Provider
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's 697 claims are below the specialty average of 1,291.
Nationwide Adult Health Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Paulson, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in Minnesota
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Paulson.
One of 556 Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Minnesota, 5 are shown here.
Adrienne Aasand
CNP
Maplewood, MN
Faisal Abdi
CNP
Blaine, MN
Allison Abell
AGPCNP-BC
Minneapolis, MN
Vivian Akoh
NP
Saint Paul, MN
Emolebi Akpojotor
St Louis Park, MN
Compare Adult Health Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's specialty? ▼
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC specializes in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner and practices in Hopkins, Minnesota. Credentials: RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC.
How much does Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC wrote 697 Medicare Part D claims totaling $102K in drug costs for 202 beneficiaries.
Where is Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC located? ▼
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC is located at 10903 EXCELSIOR BLVD, Hopkins, MN, 55343. Phone: (952) 933-1150.
What is Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's NPI number? ▼
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518363407, issued on 11/05/2014.
Does Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $84K in brand drug costs.
How many Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 29,811 Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers across 55 states in the US. The average Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,291 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Finasteride, Myrbetriq. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC accept Medicare? ▼
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC appears in CMS Medicare data with 697 Part D claims and 202 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's credentials? ▼
Kerry Paulson, RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC's NPI is 1518363407 with credentials RN,DNP, NP-C,WHNPBC. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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